Brownfields
2013 Assessment
Grant
Fact Sheet
Clinton, IN

EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities around the country cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.

Assessment Grants

$200,000 for hazardous substances

$150,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of Clinton for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances funds will be used to conduct eight Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments, and develop up to three cleanup plans. Community-wide petroleum funds will be used to conduct six Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments, and develop up to three cleanup plans. Grant funds of both types also will be used to maintain an inventory of brownfield sites and support community outreach activities. The focus of this grant will be on the city's historic Downtown Main Street and 9th Street Corridors.

Contacts

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.